minutes? the lead starts right now. from iowa to new hampshire to the white house, candidate hit parade, kissed babies, and tried to make their case face to face with voters with one notable exception. then a burst of blast, but not fireworks. three more mass shootings in texas, indiana, and philadelphia are the latest sites of a uniquely american tragedy. plus, hidden cameras in the women s locker room exposed a troubling pattern of sexism and abuse. in this case, it was the police behind the offense. see what a cnn investigation reveals, and meet the brave women who want answers. welcome to a special edition of the lead. i m abby phillip in for jake tapper. we start with our politics lead. today is independence day in america, but it is no holiday for the many who are hoping to become the country s next commander in chief. republicans are all out on the campaign trail in the key battleground states of iowa, new hampshire, where voters pride themselves on getting
american, but they re not able to really confront those difficult issues. so i m not surprised that they re not addressing it. i m not surprised that some of those candidates aren t addressing it, but they certainly are using their positionality whether it s nick i hail nikki haley, her background, or tim scott. we see the difference, we see that they are different candidates. they want you to appreciate that but at the same time downplay the importance. all right, guys. we re out of time. big conversation, i m sure we ll continue over the next several months. scott and natasha, thank you both very much. coming up next for us, uniquely american tragedies on a day that is reserved usually for celebrating the united states. three more mass shootings just in the last 24 hours. and later, exclusive cnn reporting. how a police department was caught spying on female employees in a locker room. but at fisher investments we re clearly different. (other money manager) different how? you